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Showing words for ABEYANCE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Abeyance

abeyance

6 Letter Words for Abeyance

cabane, cyanea

5 Letter Words for Abeyance

abcee, banca, banya, beany, caban

4 Letter Words for Abeyance

abac, abay, abey, abye, acne, anay, anba, ance, ayen, ayne, banc, bane, baya, baye, bean, been, bena, bene, byee, caba, cane, cany, cene, cyan, ency, eyen, eyne, nabe, nace, nebe, yaba, yana, yean

3 Letter Words for Abeyance

aba, abc, abn, aby, ace, acy, ana, anc, ane, any, aye, baa, bac, bae, ban, bay, bec, bee, ben, bey, bye, cab, can, cay, cee, cen, ean, ebn, ecb, eec, een, enc, ene, eye, eyn, naa, nab, nae, nay, nbe, nea, neb, nee, nye, yan, yea, yee, yen

Definitions for Abeyance

[1] temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: Let's hold that problem in abeyance for a while.
[2] Law . a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder: an estate in abeyance.
[3] (usually preceded by in or into ) a state of being suspended or put aside temporarily
[4] (usually preceded by in) law an indeterminate state of ownership, as when the person entitled to an estate has not been ascertained

Words related to Abeyance

inactivity, dormancy, recess, remission, latency, intermission, postponement, quiescence, suspension, discontinuation, waiting

Words nearby Abeyance

aberystwyth, abessive, abet, abetalipoproteinemia, abettor, abeyance, abeyant, abfarad, abg, abgatha, abh

Origin of Abeyance

1520–30; < Anglo-French; Old French abeance aspiration, literally, a gaping at or toward. See a-5, bay2, -ance

Word origin for Abeyance

C16-17: from Anglo-French, from Old French abeance expectation, literally a gaping after, a reaching towards

Synonyms for Abeyance

discontinuation, dormancy, inactivity, intermission, latency, postponement, quiescence, recess, remission, suspension, waiting, temporarily deferred